PARENTING WITH A MENTAL ILLNESSRebecca Bryant

PEOPLE THAT HAVE MENTAL ILLNESSES ARE CAPABLE OF TAKING CARE OF CHILDREN, WERE ONCE FORCED INTO STERILIZATION, AND THE COURTS WILL UNFAIRLY TAKE CHILDREN AWAY FROM THEIR PARENTS.

SHOULD PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES HAVE CHILDREN?

Yes, they should it is there legal right to have the

chance to have children

MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF MENTAL ILLNESSES

OCD Depression Anxiety Bipolar disorder Schizophrenia

THE BRAIN HANDLES THINGS DIFFERENTLY

COURT SYSTEMS ARE UNFAIR

WOMEN AND MEN WERE FORCED IN STERILIZATION IN PRISONS AND MENTAL INSTITUTIONS

MENTAL ILLNESS CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE

AgeRace

Gender

ITS GENETIC

HAPPENS ALL OVER THE WORLD

DOES NOT DEFINE WHO SOMEONE IS

THEY CAN HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SUPPORT

TherapyEducation Opportunities

Family Help

IN UTAH, THEY CANNOT TAKE SOMEONE’S CHILD BASED ONLY ON THE FACT THEY HAVE A MENTAL

ILLNESS

ONE IN EVERY SIX PEOPLE WITH A DEPENDENT CHILD HAS SOME TYPE OF MENTAL DISORDER

GRANDPARENTS ARE THE MOST FREQUENT CARETAKERS IF A PARENT IS PSYCHIATRICALLY

HOSPITALIZED

WORK CITED

http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/parenting